The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 436
A portrait of Emery Eaton appears in this publication.
EMERY EATON.
While a city has manifold business interests, there are those who attain to
leadership in each particular line-men who by reason of their enterprise and
diligence do away with obstacles and steadily press forward to the goal of
prosperity. Such a one is Emery Eaton, now a well known dairyman of Yakima. He
was born in Mercer county, Ohio, on the 19th of February, 1879, a son of William
and Sophia Eaton, who were farming people. The father devoted many years to
agricultural pursuits but has now passed away. The mother now resides at Berne,
Indiana.
Emery Eaton acquired a public school education and during vacation periods
worked in the fields, continuing to assist in the further development and
improvement of the home farm until he had attained his majority. After reaching
man's estate he determined to try his fortune on the Pacific coast and in 1901
arrived in Yakima, where he entered the employ of Bert Wilcox. In 1903, however,
he returned to the Mississippi valley, settling at Huntington, Indiana, where he
worked at the dairy business until 1904, gaining valuable experience in that
connection during that period. He then started in business on his own account,
organizing the Clover Leaf Dairy Company, and conducting his interests under
that name until 1907. Again, however, he heard and heeded the call of the west
and returning to Yakima purchased the Golden Rule Dairy, which he has since
conducted. He has also bought a fine ranch of eighty acres near Selah and upon
his place he has forty milch cows. In the conduct of his dairy, however, he buys
the product of three hundred cows. He now has space of his own in the Cascade
building, supplied with all modern equipments for the conduct of a progressive
and sanitary dairy. He handles milk and cream for both the wholesale and retail
trade. At one time he had one hundred and seventy-five head of milch cows of his
own. He operates three wagons and one truck for the collection and delivery of
milk and he enjoys a very extensive patronage by reason of the excellence of
the product which he handles and his reliability in all business transactions.
On the 10th of June, 1909, Mr. Eaton was married to Miss Edna Evans, of Yakima,
who was born in Minnesota, and they have one child, Emery B. Mr. Eaton is a
member of the Elks Lodge No. 318 and politically he is a republican where
national issues and questions are involved but at local elections casts an
independent ballot. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to
cast in his fortunes with the citizens of the northwest, for here he has found
the business opportunities which he sought and in their utilization has steadily
progressed. He is now one of the foremost dairymen of Yakima, having built up a
business of gratifying proportions, his course proving that success and an
honored name may be won simultaneously.
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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.